Good morning, Springdale.

Walmart bought 43.71 acres of pasture next to the new Springdale Northern Bypass interchange in Tontitown for part of a $10.4 million deal with Five J Farms and Warehouse Space LLC—Walmart said it is exploring new opportunities without sharing more details.

Two 18-year-old men were arrested on Sunday in Springdale during an ongoing Camden homicide investigation when the Springdale SWAT team & police took Keegan Turner at a local residence and later caught Chris Arnold off site, with Turner facing charges including being an accomplice to first degree murder while both await extradition to Camden.

Bentonville man Andre Crawford, who was on probation for terroristic threatening and controlled substance charges after a plea deal in January, was arrested on April 27 for drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful distribution of sexual images or recordings, harassment and violation of a protection order.

Two Florida residents pleaded guilty in Fayetteville federal court to defrauding a federal pandemic relief program by submitting false loan applications for their advertising company in Northwest Arkansas and misusing over $1.5 million in funds—including buying a home in Florida—while authorities estimate losses between $3.5 million and $9 million, and they now face further sentencing.

ARDOT has now set the finish date for phase two of the Springdale Northern Bypass to August 2027 after complicated utility moves delayed work on the nearly 7-mile Highway 612 segment from a July 2026 target.

Contractor Emery Sapp & Sons Inc.—selected for the $180.78 million project that started in spring 2024—has continued work in other areas as relocated utilities from Springdale Water Utilities, Black Hills Energy, and Ozarks Electric are now complete.

A second Arkansas Heart Hospital patient sued the hospital—citing a data breach from an unnamed vendor’s computer system—adding to the legal actions over the incident.

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